Draft-timber support and strengthening device.



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No. 830,240. PATENTED SEPT. 4, 1906. H. P. LOESGHNBR. r DRAFT TIMBERSUPPORT AND STRENGTHENING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14. 1906.

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DRAFT TIMBER SUPPORT AND STRENGTHENING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14. 1906.

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HENRY F. LoEscHNER, or TAMMS, ILLINOIS. DIRAF'T-TIMBER SUPPORT ANDSTRENGTHENING DEVICE.

To all 7071 0717, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY F. LoEsoHNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tamm s, Illinois, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Draft-Timber Supports and Strengthening Devices, of whichthe following is full, clear, and exact description, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it eppertains to make and use thesame, reference being hsd to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing adevice constructed in accordance with my in vention in operativeposition. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view taken through the bolster,showing the manner of connecting said device to the bolster; and Fig. 3shows a modified form of my invention.

This invention relates to the construction of railroad rolling-stock;and the object of my invention is to provide means for strengthening thedraft-timbers and transmitting the pulling and buffing strains to thebolster of the car.

Another object of my invention is to provide means for preventing thedraw-bsr or followers of the draft-gear from being accident..llydispluced.

Referring to the drawings, which represent the preferred form of myinvention, 1 designates the wooden longitudinal sills of a car; 2, thednft-timbers; 3, the bolster; 4, the end sill, and 4 the (lee dwcodconnected to the end sill. The lugs 5, with which the followers of thedraft-gear cooperate, are connected by bolts to the inner faces of thedr;ft-tircbers 2, as shown in Fig. 1, and said followers are held inposition by the lugstrsps 6, connected to the underneath faces of thelugs 5 by bolts 7. The carrier-iron 8, which supports the draw-bar, isconnected to the deadwood and draft-timbers by bolts 9,

all of the members above referred to being of ordinary construction.

Heretofore a great deal of trouble has been experienced in constructionsof this chsracter, due to the fact that the bolts which held thelug-straps and carrier-iron in place would soon become loosened and dropout, thus permitting the draft-gear to become displaced or fall out,often causing very serious results. The main object of my invention isto prevent this from occurring and also strengthen the draft-timbers andtransmit the buffhig and pulling strains tothe bolster.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 14,

1906. SerielNo. 321,738.

I/Vith this in view I have devised a construc= 1 tion in which aplate ormember 10 is 0011- nected to the underne..th face of e=.;ch drafttimber2 and to the bolster, and said member is so constructed that it supportsthelug straps 6 and the carrier-iron 8. I Preferably the members 10 areheld in place by a number of bolts 11, which extend through thelongitudinal sil s and draft-timbers, and projections 12 are formed onsaid members to extend underneath the lugstrsps 6 and carrier-iron 8,the bolts 7 and 9, respectively, which connect the straps 6 to the lugsand the cerrier-iron S to the drafttimbers, also passing through saidprojections, as shown in Fig. 1. As the members 10 are held in place bythe bolts 11, it will be impossible for the lug-straps or carrier-ironto drop down, even though the bolts which hold them in. position shouldbecome displaced, and accordingly there is no danger of the followersand draw-bar becoming displaced.

Each of the members 10 comprises a diagonally-extending portion 13wardly-extending portion 14, which portion 14 is connected to thebolster 3 by clamps 15, said clamps being provided with teeth, whichcooperate with teeth 16 on the port 14 and are held in position by bolts16, extending through a slot 17 in the part 14 and through plates 18,arranged on the underneath side of said port 14, as shown in Fig. 2.

I have herein shown the bolster as being of 'I-beam form and the clampsas engaging the lower flanges of the bolster; but it will of course beunderstood that the form of the clamps could be changed to correspond toa different type of bolster without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

Usually the bolsters of cars vary in depth from the center to the sidesof the car, the lower flange of the bolster being inclined upwardly fromthe center toward the ends of the bolster, as shown in Fig. 1, and toprovide for this inclination the part 13 of member 10 can be heated andbent slightly, so that the part 14 of said member will be inclined tocorrespond with the inclination of the bottom flange of the bolster. Ifdesired, however, the part 14 can be connected to the main part of themember 10 by a link 1.9,as shown in the modified form of my invention inFig. 3. These members 10 not only strengthen the draft-timbers andprevent the draft-gear from falling down, but also Patented Sept. 4,1908-.

and a reartransmit the bufling and pulling strains directly to thebolster.

While I have herein shown my improvement in connection with asingle-yoke draftgear, it is obvious that it could be used equally wellwith a double-yoke draft-gear.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the character described which is adapted to be connectedto the draft-timbers of a car and which is provided with means forsupporting the lug-straps and the carrier-iron that retains thedraft-gear in place; substantially as described.

2. A device of the character described which is adapted to be connectedto the draft-timbers of a car and which is provided with means forsupporting the lug-straps and the carrier-iron that retains thedraft-gear in place, and means carried by said device for connectingit,to the bolster of the car; substantially as described.

3. A device of the character described which is adapted to be connectedto the draft-timbers of a car and which is provided with means forsupporting the lug-straps and the carrier-iron that retains thedraft-gear in place, and adjustable clamps carried by said device forconnecting it to the bolster of the car; substantially as described.

4. A device of the character described which is adapted to be connectedto the draft-timbers of a car and which is provided with means forsupporting the lug-straps and the carrier-iron that retains thedraft-gear in place, teeth formed on said device, and adjustable clampscarried by said device for connecting it to the bolster of the car, saidclamps being provided with teeth which co operate with the teeth on saiddevice; substanti ally as described.

5. A device of the character described which is adapted to be connectedto the draft-timbers of a car and which is provided with means forsupporting the lug-straps and the carrier-iron that retains thedraft-gear in place, a member adapted to be connected to the bolster ofthe car,-' andi a link connecting I draft-timbers for supporting adraw-bar, and

members connected to the underneath faces of the draft-timbers forsupporting said lugstraps and carrieriron; substantially as described.

7. In a car, the combination of draft-timbers, a bolster, follower-lugsand a carrieriron connected tosaid draft-timbers, removable lug-strapsconnected to said lugs, members connected to the draft-timbers and arranged beneath the lug-straps and carrieriron for supporting same, andmeans for connecting said members to the bolster; substantially asdescribed.

8. In a car, draft-timbers, a bolster, folower-lugs and a carrier-ironconnected to said draft-timbers,lug-straps connected to the underneathfaces of said lugs, members connected to the underneath faces of thedraft-timbers and provided with projections which extend underneath thelug-straps and carrier-iron and receive the bolts which fasten saidstraps and iron in place, and clamps on the rear ends of said membersfor connecting them to the bolster; substantially as described.

9. In a car, draft-timbers, a bolster, a carrier-iron and lug-strapsconnected to said timbers, removable lug-straps connected to said lugs,members fastened to said drafttimbers and extending beneath thecarrieriron and lug-straps, said members comprising rearwardly-extendingportions connected thereto by links for securing said members to thebolster; substantially as described In testimony whereof I hereuntoafliX my signature, in the presence of two witnesses, this 11th day ofJune, 1906.

HENRY F. LOESCHNER.

Witnesses:

PAUL T. LOESOHNER, GEORGE N. HUPPERT.

